Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
81st
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2003
All-time low
8.2%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2022

02.557.5102000201120222000: 9.72001: 10.42002: 10.82003: 10.82004: 10.12005: 9.12006: 8.62007: 8.72008: 8.22009: 92010: 8.62011: 8.62012: 8.42013: 8.62014: 9.12015: 8.52016: 8.52017: 8.32018: 92019: 8.82020: 10.52021: 9.82022: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Antigua and Barbuda recorded 9.0% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 10.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2008.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 9.7%
2001 10.4% +7.2%
2002 10.8% +3.3%
2003 10.8% +0.5%
2004 10.1% -6.5%
2005 9.1% -9.7%
2006 8.6% -6.0%
2007 8.7% +1.6%
2008 8.2% -6.1%
2009 9.0% +10.1%
2010 8.6% -4.6%
2011 8.6% -0.1%
2012 8.4% -2.2%
2013 8.6% +2.7%
2014 9.1% +5.6%
2015 8.5% -6.6%
2016 8.5% -0.5%
2017 8.3% -2.5%
2018 9.0% +8.8%
2019 8.8% -2.2%
2020 10.5% +19.8%
2021 9.8% -6.5%
2022 9.0% -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.5% 8.2% 10.8% 10
2010s 8.6% 8.3% 9.1% 10
2020s 9.8% 9.0% 10.5% 3

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 78 Mauritius 9.2% compare
  2. 79 Israel 9.1% compare
  3. 80 Grenada 9.0% compare
  4. 82 Fiji 9.0% compare
  5. 83 Bahrain 8.9% compare
  6. 84 Burkina Faso 8.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 9.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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